Information CCPCJ Thematic Discussion

Tuesday, 23 May 2023

THEME: Enhancing the functioning of the criminal justice system to ensure access to justice and to realize a safe and secure society

A discussion guide prepared by the Secretariat is available here.

The thematic discussion will be held under the overall theme, without subthemes.

Speaking time for panelists is 5 minutes, for all other interventions 3 minutes. All pre-prepared presentations and/or statements should be sent in advance to unov.conference@un.org.

The discussion should be interactive, participants should ask questions and make reference to the presentations provided by panelists.

The session will be held in a hybrid format, with remote interpretation into the 6 official UN languages. The discussion will also be livestreamed in the 6 official languages via UN WebTV.

All INDICO registered participants will receive access information to the event platform to their email address. Guidance on participating in hybrid meetings is available also on the CCPCJ website.

The outcome of the discussion will be a Chair’s summary of the salient points raised, which will not be subject to negotiation.

The Scenario for the thematic discussions is available here.

Panel (Morning session)

Motsamai MAKUME,
Chairperson, Board of Directors of Legal Aid,
South Africa

Jie GUO,
Director, Legal Aid Center,
Ministry of Justice, China

Augusto Arruda BOTELHO,
Vice Minister of Justice and
Public Security, Brazil

Delphine AGOGUET,
Magistrate, General Inspection of Justice, France

Panel (Afternoon session)

Kraiphol Aranyarat, Judge, the Office of the President of the Supreme Court, Thailand

Djamal FELOUSSI,
Director of Studies, Ministry of Justice, Algeria

Diego Mauricio OLARTE,
Director of Criminal and Penitentiary Policies, Ministry of Justice and Law, Colombia

Catherine MCKINNON,
Head of the Access to Justice Secretariat, Department of Justice, Canada

PNI Workshop

Please find the flyer for the PNI workshop here.